This selection from Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas gives us a horror hit that forever changed portrayals of Christmas — not to mention the MPAA : On a trip to New York City, unsuccessful inventor Rand Peltzer (Hoyt Axton) searches for a Christmas present for his son Billy (Zach Galligan), and in Chinatown he finds an adorable creature known as a mogwai. The old shopkeeper (Keye Luke) refuses to sell it, but his grandson secretly lets Rand have it for $300. There are rules to be followed in keeping the creature: Keep it away from bright light, don’t let it get wet, and don’t feed it after midnight.

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12 Films of Christmas: Gremlins